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FACT BOX
r Getting there
Qantas flies to Cape Town via
Johannesburg.
Visit: [@] Qantas.com.au
e Staying there
Red Tin Roof at Riebeeck
Kasteel is a charming five-
bedroom guesthouse in a
century-old house with eclectic
décor, a lovely courtyard
restaurant focusing on locally-
sourced produce. See
[@] riebeekkasteel.co.za
0 Touring there
Hylton Ross Exclusive Touring
offers escorted guided tours to
the Western Cape. See
[@] hyltonross.co.za
T More
[@] southafrica.net
– if the girl broke it she wasn’t interested;
if she was, she would hold the arrow to
her heart. “Today you use WhatsApp,”
he jokes. The tour ends with a language
lesson, in which we learn about the click
noises used by various indigenous tribes.
These days Afrikaans is the most
common language spoken on the Cape
West Coast, and our affable guide Kevin
Burns, from Hylton Ross Exclusive
Touring, acts as translator for the people we
meet along the way. A descendant of slaves
brought to South Africa by the Dutch from
Malacca on the island of Java in Indonesia,
Burns was born and bred in Cape Town
and previously worked as a bodyguard
protecting businessmen and Dubai princes,
which can be comforting for travellers
concerned about safety in South Africa.
One of the highlights of the region is
the West Coast Fossil Park, where the
relics of 46 species of animals have been
found. The mass grave resulted from
a major flood, like an inland tsunami,
which caused the animals to drown in a
wide estuary where the ancient river once
flowed to the sea. Discovered in 1958,
the UNESCO World Heritage listed site
included skeletons of a short-necked
giraffe known as sivathere, and 11 skulls
of the extinct African bear. One is on
display in the park’s visitor’s centre, along
with the skull of a sabre-toothed cat and a
400,000-year-old human skull.
The Western Cape’s Swartland region
is also home to around 40 wineries, and
local winemakers refer to themselves as
“the Swartland revolutionists”. While it is
not widely known in Australia, the sweet
and fruity white wine chenin blanc is the
main varietal in the area.
When it comes to views, you can’t
beat the terrace overlooking the vines
at Allesverloren Wine Estate at Riebeek
West, which was established in 1704.
But I also love the informal tasting we
partake in, inside the barrel room at AA
Badenhorst Family Wines, with assistant
winemaker Jasper Wickens surrounded by
Johnny Cash and Hank Williams records
and a poster of Muhammad Ali, to the
backdrop of a crowing rooster. •
Fishing boat picnic tables at
Seekombuis seafood restaurant
in Paternoster on the Western
Cape in South Africa.
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